Topping / FIMing question....?

Discussion in 'Growing Marijuana Indoors' started by WhenInRome, Jan 23, 2010.

  1. I want to top these plants I have but a buddy of mine (who has much more experience growing) told me that topping or Fimming a plant doesnt do any good...

    He says it may create more foliage or more bud sites but that "these ppl" that suggest doing it obviously don't smoke the weed they grow otherwise they would know that training or topping or fimming only decreases the potency and makes it bud in a way that the buds are just big and fluffy and not potent.

    Does it reduce potency?

    Does it make the plants make big fluffy buds instead of compact buds?

    Is this dude smokin crack or does he have a point? :confused:
     
  2. I'll be the first to say that your friend is retarded. He's smokin' crack.

    Seriously, if the potency is reduced or you produce fluffy buds, its for another fault you made.

    Top away, my man.
     
  3. I got to decreases potency and just stopped reading. :(
     
  4. #4 WhenInRome, Jan 24, 2010
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    thanks for the opinions... i tend to agree. I just couldn't understand the concept of a plant having a genetically predisposed amount of THC to be produced and once it was produced, its stopped producing but kept growing and spreading it out and becoming less potent and blah blah blah... Idk

    anyone else have input?:D
     
  5. Listen, when you top/fim/whatever else you do, all you are doing is focusing growth on a certain area, and decreasing height.

    I say you focus growth on an area, because if you top a vegging plant, two (or more) shoots will grow out of that spot where there once was one. From them they grow into big braches that branch out.

    You also top to keep plants short, and/or control height. Personally I wouldn't top a plant unless I had to, I love one huge long main cola, but if height is a problem, topping is one great way to create a bush.


    However, in my own personal opinion topping should only ever be done if you can give at least 2 weeks of veg growth for it to recover and put on any sort of growth to allow the plant to recover.

    If someone is getting shit airy nugs from topping their plant, it's because they don't know how to grow dank pot ;).
     
  6. i see... so, i'm topping then. :D
     
  7. Definitely top! So many more bud sites!
     
  8. same. this is absolutely incorrect.

    Having grown many times using topping/fimming for personal use, I can assure you that in addition to increasing budsites and overall yield, it has no effect on potency.

    friends don't let friends smoke crack
     
  9. Yeah topping and fiming is great for total yield it definitely does not decreases the potency
    Check out my top-fim-lst plants!
     
  10. LOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
    I almost died trying to breath here! ROFLMAO!
     
  11. #11 WhenInRome, Jan 25, 2010
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    Yeah, I'm a believer bro! I plan on topping / lst

    LMAO!! Yeah i wish I had a choice in the matter, but cool man.. funny shit! :)

    I didnt see how it could.... Dude your shit looks great! I guess since its only been 3 days you havent smoked yet... you gotta let me know how it turned out all together... i'm followin. And love the little bonsai!

    LOL... So did i... funny shit


    Thanks a lot for the posts guys, I appreciate the input
     
  12. Thanks man, well iv gotta little nug i dried out quick with out curing that im about to beta test lol.....
    ...loll haha :smoking:yeah thats some good shit right there!
     

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